Sticky element upon which insects adhere and materials and methods

ABSTRACT

A sticky element, comprising a sticky element having an insect-attracting color and an insect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficient sticky qualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached to the sticky element when any portion of the insect contacts with the sticky element, the sticky element adaptable to being disposed upon a surface. The surface may comprise a wrapping material, a flower pot cover, a flower pot, a floral arrangement, or other surface. When the sticky element is disposed on a wrapping material, the wrapping material is used to wrap a floral arrangement or decoratively cover a flower pot.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No.707,417, filed May 28, 1991, entitled WRAPPING MATERIAL FOR WRAPPING AFLORAL GROUPING WITH SHEETS HAVING ADHESIVE OR COHESIVE MATERIAL APPLIEDTHERETO, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 502,358, filed Mar.29, 1990, now abandoned, entitled WRAPPING A FLORAL GROUPING WITH SHEETSHAVING ADHESIVE OR COHESIVE MATERIAL APPLIED THERETO, which is acontinuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 391,463, filed Aug. 9, 1989,entitled ADHESIVE APPLICATOR, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S.Ser. No. 249,761, filed Sep. 26, 1988, now abandoned, entitled METHODFOR WRAPPING AN OBJECT IN A MATERIAL HAVING PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVETHEREON, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 219,083, filedJul. 13, 1988, entitled ARTICLE FORMING SYSTEM, now U.S. Pat. No.4,897,031, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 004,274, filed Jan.5, 1987, entitled ARTICLE FORMING SYSTEM, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,773,182,which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 613,084, filed May 22, 1984,entitled ARTICLE FORMING SYSTEM, now abandoned.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention sticky elements upon which insects adhere, andparticularly, surfaces and materials having a sticky element upon whichinsect adhere, and methods of using same.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0003]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the sheet of material of thepresent invention, showing the upper surface, the sticky element designbeing disposed thereon.

[0004]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of materialconstructe$ in accordance with the present invention forming acontinuous roll of material.

[0005]FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of materialconstructed in accordance with the present invention forming acontinuous roll, showing one sheet of material partially detached.

[0006]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of materialconstructed in accordance with the present invention forming acontinuous roll of material disposed in a dispenser, showing one sheetof material partially detached.

[0007]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the sheet ofmaterial of the present invention, showing the upper surface, the stickyelement being disposed upon the upper surface.

[0008]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the sheet ofmaterial of the present invention, showing the sticky element disposedon the upper surface of the sheet of material.

[0009]FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the sheet of material of thepresent invention, showing the method of disposing a flower pot on thesheet of material.

[0010]FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the sheet of material of thepresent invention, showing the method of wrapping the sheet of materialabout a flower pot.

[0011]FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the sheet of material of thepresent invention, showing a flower pot wrapped.

[0012]FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the flower pot utilized in thepresent invention, showing a sticky element disposed on the flower pot.

[0013]FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the sheet of material of thepresent invention, showing the sheet of material pre-formed into theshape of a flower pot cover, a sticky element disposed thereon.

[0014]FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the method of the presentinvention, showing a flower pot being disposed on a pre-formed flowerpot cover molded from the sheet of material.

[0015]FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the method of the presentinvention, showing a flower pot covered by a pre-formed flower pot covermolded from the sheet of material.

[0016]FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of another method of the sheetof material of the present invention, showing a floral arrangement beingdisposed above the sheet of material.

[0017]FIG. 15 is an elevated side view of another method of the presentinvention, showing a floral arrangement disposed on the sheet ofmaterial.

[0018]FIG. 16 is a perspective view of another method of the presentinvention, showing a floral arrangement being wrapped.

[0019]FIG. 17 is a perspective view of another method of the presentinvention, showing a floral arrangement wrapped.

[0020]FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a further method of the presentinvention, showing a sticky element being disposed on a surface.

[0021]FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a further method of the presentinvention, showing a sticky element disposed on a surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] One drawback of sending fresh flowers, a floral arrangement (withor without a container), or a potted plant is the tendency for insectsto be present upon the fresh flowers, floral arrangement, or pottedplant. Not infrequently after one of the foregoing items has beenreceived, insects crawl from it across the decorative wrapping materialwrapped about the item, into the recipient's home, office, or hospitalroom. Obviously, this type of insect infestation is undesirable.

[0023] The present invention contemplates a sticky element, which isdisposed upon a wrapping material for wrapping the above-defined items,including pre-formed flower pot covers, the sticky element havingsufficient sticky properties to cause insects which contacted the stickyelement to become permanently attached thereto. Such a sticky elementhas an insect-attracting color and an insect-attracting scent. Thesticky element may comprise an insecticide as well.

[0024] The wrapping material of the present invention has disposed uponat least one surface of the wrapping material the sticky elementdescribed herein. Therefore, when insects crawl from an item onto thewrapping material of the claimed invention, the insects become attachedto the sticky element on the wrapping material, and therefore cannotinfest the recipient's home, office, or hospital room. The stickyelement prevents, or greatly reduces, the previously describedundesirable disadvantages of receiving fresh flowers, floralarrangements, or potted plants.

[0025] The Embodiments of FIGS. 1-4

[0026] Referring to FIG. 1, designated generally by the referencenumeral 10 is a wrapping material which is constructed in accordancewith the present invention. The wrapping material 10 comprises at leastone sheet of material 12. The sheet of material 12 has an upper surface14, a lower surface 16, and an outer periphery 18 (an edge of which islifted for illustration purposes only). As shown in FIG. 1, the outerperiphery 18 of the sheet of material 12 comprises a first side 20, asecond side 22, a third side 24, and fourth side 26. A sticky element 28is disposed on at least one surface of the sheet of material 12, as willbe described in further detail below.

[0027] The sheet of material 12 is utilized to wrap a flower pot 30. Theterm “flower pot” refers to any type of container used for holding afloral arrangement 36 or a potted plant. The flower pot comprises anouter surface 32 and an inner surface 34.

[0028] The sheet of material 12 is also used to wrap about a floralarrangement 36. “Floral arrangement” as used herein means cut freshflowers, artificial flowers, other fresh and/or artificial plants orother floral materials and may include other secondary plants and/orornamentation which add to the aesthetics of the overall floralarrangement 36. The floral arrangement 36 comprises a bloom or foliageportion 38 and a stem 40. However, it will be appreciated that thefloral arrangement 36 may consist of only a single bloom 38 or onlyfoliage 38 (not shown). In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the sheet ofmaterial 12 is square. It will be appreciated, however, that any shapeor size of sheet 12 may be used to wrap a flower pot 30 or a floralarrangement 36 as long as it is sufficiently sized and shaped to wrapand encompass the flower pot 30 or floral arrangement 36. For example,the sheet 12 may also comprise other shapes, i.e., rectangular, round,oval, octagonal, asymmetrical, or the like. And multiple sheets ofmaterial 12 may be used. Moreover, when multiple sheets of material 12are used in combination, the sheets of material 12 need not be uniformin size or shape. Finally, it will be appreciated that the sheet ofmaterial 12 shown in all embodiments herein is substantially flat.

[0029] The sheet of material 12 may be constructed of a single sheet ofmaterial or a plurality of sheets. Any thickness of the sheet ofmaterial 12 may be utilized in accordance with the present invention aslong as the sheet of material 12 may be wrapped about at least a portionof a flower pot 30 or a floral arrangement 36, as described herein. Thesheet of material 12 has a thickness of less than about 1 mil to about30 mils. Typically, the sheet of material 12 has a thickness in a rangeof less than about 0.2 mils to about 30 mils. In a preferred embodiment,the sheet of material 12 is constructed from one sheet of man-madeorganic polymer film having a thickness in a range of from less thanabout 0.5 mils to about 2.5 mils.

[0030] The sheet of material 12 is constructed from any suitablematerial that is capable of being wrapped about a flower pot 30 orfloral arrangement 36. Preferably, the wrapping material 10 comprisespaper (untreated ortreated in any manner), cellophane, foil, man-madeorganic polymerfilm, fabric (woven or nonwoven or synthetic or natural),burlap, or combinations thereof.

[0031] The term “man-made organic polymer film” means a man-made resinsuch as a polypropylene as opposed to, naturally occurring resins suchas cellophane. A man-made organic polymer film is relatively strong andnot as subject to tearing (substantially non-tearable), as might be thecase with paper or foil. The man-made organic polymer film is asubstantially linearly linked processed organic polymer film and is asynthetic linear chain organic polymer where the carbon atoms aresubstantially linearly linked. Such films are synthetic polymers formedor synthesized from monomers. Further, a relatively substantiallylinearly linked processed organic polymer film is virtually waterproofwhich may be desirable in many applications such as wrapping a floralarrangement.

[0032] Additionally, a relatively thin film of substantially linearlylinked processed organic polymer does not substantially deteriorate insunlight. Processed organic polymer films having carbon atoms bothlinearly linked and cross linked, and some cross linked polymer films,also may be suitable for use in the present invention provided suchfilms are substantially flexible and can be made in a sheet-like formatfor wrapping purposes consistent with the present invention. Forexample, one such man-made organic polymer film is a polypropylene film.

[0033] The sheet of material 12 may vary in color. Further, the sheet ofmaterial 12 may consist of designs which are printed, etched, and/orembossed thereon; in addition, the sheet of material 12 may have variouscolorings, coatings, flocking and/or metallic finishes, or becharacterized totally or partially by pearlescent, translucent,transparent, iridescent or the like, qualities. Each of the above-namedcharacteristics may occur alone or in combination. Moreover, eachsurface of the sheet of material 12 may vary in the combination of suchcharacteristics.

[0034] The sheet of material 12 has a width 42 (FIG. 1) extendinggenerally between the first side 20 and the second side 22,respectively, sufficiently sized whereby the sheet of material 12 can bewrapped about and encompass a floral arrangement 22. The sheet ofmaterial 12 has a length 44 (FIG. 1) extending generally between thethird side 24 and the fourth side 26, respectively, sufficiently sizedwhereby the sheet of material 12 extends over a substantial portion ofthe floral arrangement 36 when the sheet of material 12 has been wrappedabout the floral arrangement 36 in accordance with the presentinvention, as described in detail below.

[0035] The sheet of material 12 may be wrapped about the flower pot 30to substantially wrap and cover the flower pot 30 in accordance with thepresent invention. The sheet of material 12 may also comprise apre-formed flower pot cover, as illustrated in FIG. 11.

[0036] Referring now to FIG. 1, the sticky element 28 is disposed uponthe sheet of material 12, preferably on the upper surface 14 of thesheet 12. The sticky element 28 substantially covers the upper surface28 of the sheet 12. Alternatively, the sticky element 28 could beapplied only to the lower surface 16 of the sheet of material, thesticky element could be applied to both the upper surface 14 and thelower surface 16 of the sheet of material 12, or the sticky elementcould be disposed upon only selected portions of the sheet of material12, as described below. “Sticky element”, as used herein, means anyadhesive, or any adhesive/cohesive combination, having sticky qualities(i.e., qualities of adhesion or adhesion/cohesion, respectively)sufficient to cause the attachment an insect to the sticky element 28when the insect contacts the sticky element 28. “Sticky qualities” meanssufficient adhesion, or adhesion/cohesion, respectively (adhesion whenan adhesive is used; adhesion/cohesion when any adhesive/cohesivecombination is used), to cause the permanent attachment of an insect tothe sheet of material 12 whenever an insect contacts, in any manner, thesticky element 28. Since the sticky element 28 may comprise either anadhesive or an adhesive/cohesive combination, it will be appreciatedthat both adhesives and cohesives are known in the art, and both arecommercially available. For example, a preferred sticky element (anadhesive) is available from Whitmire Research Laboratories, Inc., St.Louis, Mo.

[0037] The sticky element 28 may also comprise an antimicrobial agent.“Antimicrobial Agent,” as used herein, means an agent possessingantifungal and/or antibacterial and/or known antimicrobial properties. Acomplete disclosure of such antimicrobial agents is contained withinU.S. Ser. No. 07/538,293 filed Jun. 14, 1990 entitled AntimicrobialMaterials and Methods which is hereby incorporated by reference into thepresent application.

[0038] The sticky element 28 comprises a liquid, a gas, a solid, asemisolid, or any combination thereof. The sticky element 28 may bedisposed upon a surface of the sheet of material by spraying, painting,brushing, lacquering, immersing a surface of the sheet of material 12 inthe sticky element 28, exposing a surface of the sheet of material 12 tosticky element-containing gas, rubbing the sticky element 28 thereupon,or any combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the stickyelement 28 is contained within an aerosol or pump spray container, andthe sticky element is sprayed upon a surface of the sheet of material12.

[0039] The sticky element 28 may be disposed upon a surface of the sheetof material 12 during the process of manufacturing the sheet of material12, or immediately after the sheet of material 12 has been manufactured,by any method described herein. Alternatively, the sticky element 28 maybe disposed upon the sheet of material 12 just prior to the use of thesheet of material 12 to wrap a floral arrangement 36, or to decorativelycover a flower pot 30.

[0040] The sticky element 28 is disposed on a surface 46, for example,doors (one such door shown in FIGS. 18-19), walls, ceilings, tables,trays, counter tops, floors, windows, lights, light fixtures, furniture,appliances, any other suitable surfaces, or any combination thereof. Thesurface may also comprise a flower pot 30, or a floral arrangement 36.Further, the surface may comprise a flower pot cover formed from a sheetof material 12, a wrapping material 10 comprising a sheet of material 12used to wrap a floral arrangement 36, or any combination thereof.

[0041] Preferably, the sticky element 28 comprises an insect attractingcolor. That is, the sticky element 28 comprises one or more colors, toattract insects. Ink, dye, pigment, or any combination thereof can bemixed with the sticky element 28, to create a colored sticky element 28.“Color” as defined herein means any color, combination of colors,mixture of colors, no color, or any combination thereof. Examples ofsuch colors include blue, purple, green, yellow, red, orange, pink,colorless, white, black, gray brown, or any combination thereof. Theabove defined colors may be utilized alone, or in any combination.

[0042] The colored sticky element 28 may also comprise a “spot” or a tabattached to the sheet of material 12. Such as spot or tab designates anedge of the sheet of material 12, so that when a sheet of material 12 isremoved from a surface or from being wrapped about an item (a floralarrangement 36) an operator can easily identify the periphery 18 of thesheet of material 12 by the spot or tab, and thus lift the periphery 18of the sheet of material 12 at the spot or tab, to remove the sheet ofmaterial 12 from a surface or an item.

[0043] The sticky element further comprises, in a preferred embodiment,an insect attracting scent. “Insect attracting scents” as used hereinmeans any scent or combination of scents that are known to attractinsects. Examples of such scents include flowers, plants (such as fruitsand vegetables), foods (for example, breads, cereals, candies), grasses,food condiments (such as honey, sugar, salt), herbs, spices, woods,roots, and the like. Such scents are known in the art, and arecommercially available.

[0044] An insecticide may also be mixed with the sticky element. It willbe appreciated that insecticides are also well-known in the art, andcommercially available.

[0045] The sticky element 28 is disposed upon at least one surface ofthe sheet of material 12. Any thickness of the sticky element 28 may bedisposed upon a surface of the sheet of material 12 in accordance withthe present invention as long as the sticky element 28 functions asdescribed herein. The sticky element 28, when disposed upon the sheet ofmaterial 12, has a thickness of less than about 1 mil to about 30 mils.Typically, the sticky element 28 has a thickness in a range of less thanabout 0.2 mils to about 30 mils. In a preferred embodiment, the stickyelement 28 is disposed upon one surface of the sheet of material 12comprising man-made organic polymer film, the adhesive having athickness in a range of from less than about 0.5 mils to about 2.5 mils.

[0046] The sticky element 28 may comprise at least a portion of thedecoration on the sheet of material 12. That is, any geometric,nongeometric, asymmetrical, or fanciful design (“design” as used hereinmeans “decoration”) on the sheet of material 12 may comprise, at leastin part, a sticky element 28. The sticky element 28, when disposed uponthe sheet of material 12, may comprise a non-geometric, asymmetrical orfanciful design, or a portion of a design, such as flowers, lace,hearts, ribbons, slogans, logos, and/or any series of letters and/ornumbers, and the like (not shown), or any geometric form, for example,triangles, rectangles, octagonals, or the square, illustrated in FIG. 1(the foregoing designs hereinafter collectively referred to as “spot” or“spots” of sticky element 28).

[0047] It will be appreciated, however, that the sticky element 28 maycomprise one “spot” of sticky element 28, or a plurality of “spots” ofsticky element 28, spread substantially over at least the upper surface14 of the sheet of material 12, as long as the plurality of spots ofsticky elements 28 create a continuous area of sticky element 28 nearthe entire periphery 18 of the sheet of material 12, in order to preventany crawling insects from avoiding contact with the sticky element 28.

[0048] A release sheet 48 may also be applied to the sticky element 28after it is disposed on a surface of the sheet of material 12, toprotect the sticky qualities of the sticky element 28. One such releasesheet 48 is shown in FIG. 4. The release sheet 48 has an upper surface50, a lower surface 52, and an outer periphery 54.

[0049] The wrapping material 10 may comprise separate sheets of material12 (not shown), or the wrapping material 10 may comprise a plurality ofsheets of material 12 connected together to form a roll 56, as shown inFIGS. 2-4. Preferably, the plurality of sheets of material 12 in theroll 56 are connected by perforations, as illustrated in FIG. 3. Such aroll 56 permits one sheet of material 12 to be withdrawn from the roll56 (one sheet of material 12 shown partially detached, for illustrationpurposes only), the sheet of material 12 being severed from the roll 56.Alternatively, the roll 56 may simply be formed as a continuous roll 56of wrapping material 10 without perforations, wherein a plurality ofsheets of material 12 may be withdrawn from the roll 56 by unrolling aportion of the wrapping material 10 from the roll 56, and using aseparate cutting element (not shown) to sever the unrolled portion ofthe wrapping material 10 from the roll 56 to form the sheet of material(not shown). The roll 56 may also be contained within a dispenser 58, asillustrated in FIG. 4. When the roll 56 is disposed in the dispenser 58,a portion of the wrapping material 10 is again unrolled, and a serratedcutting edge (not shown) contained within the dispenser 58, or aseparate cutting element (not shown) severs the unrolled portion of thewrapping material 10 from the roll 56 to form a sheet of material 12.Any number of sheets of material 12 may form the roll 56 as long as itis possible to withdraw at least one sheet 12 from the roll 56 asdescribed herein. A release strip 48 may cover a surface of a singlesheet of material 12, or all of the wrapping material 10 containedwithin the roll 56, as shown in FIG. 4. It will be appreciated that therelease strip 48 covers a surface of the sheet of material 12 havingsticky elements 28 thereon to protect the sticky qualities of the stickyelements 28, and when a sheet of material 12 is severed from the roll56, the release sheet 48 is simultaneously also severed from the roll56. The release sheet 48 is releasably removed from the sheet ofmaterial 12 (shown for illustration purposes only) before the sheet ofmaterial 12 is disposed upon a flower pot 30 or wrapped about a floralarrangement 36.

[0050] The Embodiment and Method of FIGS. 5-9

[0051] FIGS. 5-9 illustrate another embodiment and method of use of thepresent invention. The sheet of material 12 a used in this method isconstructed exactly the same as the sheet of material 12 shown in FIG.1, except that the sticky element 28 a is shown being disposed thereonin FIG. 5.

[0052] After the sheet of material 12 a is withdrawn and detached fromthe roll 56 (not shown) by any means described herein, an operatordisposes the sheet of material 12 a on a relatively horizontal surface(not shown), the lower surface 16 a of the sheet of material 12 acontacting the horizontal surface. Next, the operator disposes thesticky element 28 a upon the upper surface 14 a of the sheet of material12 a, by any means described herein (for example spraying the stickyelement 28 a thereon, as shown in FIG. 5), wherein the sticky element 28a substantially covers the upper surface 14 a of the sheet of material12 a. A flower pot 30 a is then provided, and the operator disposes theflower pot 30 a on the upper surface 14 a of the sheet of material 12 a,and upon the sticky element 28 a. The sheet of material 12 a is thenwrapped around the flower pot 30 a by being formed and molded upwardaround the flower pot 30 a by the operator, the upper surface 14 a andthe sticky element 28 a thereon contacting the outer surface 32 a of theflower pot 30 a, whereby the sheet of material 12 a formed about theflower pot 30 a and the sheet of material 12 a substantially surroundsand covers the flower pot 30 a, wherein said sticky element 28 a on asurface of the sheet of material 12 a effectively causes a permanentattachment of an insect thereto when any portion of the insect contactsthe sticky element 28 a. It will be appreciated, however, that the sheetof material 12 a may be pre-formed, by hand or by any means known in theart, before the sheet of material 12 a is disposed about the flower pot30 a. Therefore, alternatively, the flower pot 30 a is inserted into apre-formed flower pot cover constructed from the sheet of material 12 a,the pre-formed flower pot cover substantially surrounding and coveringthe flower pot 30 a, as previously described.

[0053] The Embodiment and Method of FIGS. 10-13

[0054] In an alternative embodiment and method shown in FIGS. 10-13, aflower pot 30 b having a sticky element 28 b disposed thereon isprovided. The sticky element 28 b disposed, by any method describedherein, on the outer surface 32 b of a flower pot 30 b. A sheet ofmaterial 12 b, which is constructed exactly the same as the sheet ofmaterial shown in FIG. 1, is also provided, the sticky element 28 bbeing disposed by any method described herein on the upper surface 14 bof the sheet of material 12 b, which is preformed into a flower potcover, the sticky element 28 b being covered by a release sheet 48 (notshown), the release sheet 48 being removed by the operator prior to thepreformed sheet of material 12 b being disposed about the flower pot 30b (not shown). The operator disposes the pre-formed sheet of material 12b on a relatively horizontal surface (not shown). The operator thentakes the flower pot 30 b and inserts the flower pot 30 b into theopening provided in the preformed sheet of material 12 b to receive aflower pot, the upper surface 14 b of the sheet of material 12 b and thesticky element 28 b thereon adjacent to and contactingly engaging theouter surface 32 b of the flower pot 30 b and the sticky element 28 bthereon, the sheet of material 12 b substantially surrounding andcovering the outer surface 32 b of the flower pot 30 b, wherein saidsticky elements 28 b on the flower pot 30 b and the sheet of material 12b, respectively, effectively cause a permanent attachment of an insectthereto when any portion of the insect contacts said sticky elements 12b.

[0055] In an alternative embodiment and method of use (not shown), theflower pot 30 b has a sticky element 28 b disposed thereon and theflower pot 30 b is substantially wrapped by a sheet of material havingno sticky element 28 b thereon. The flower pot 30 b is wrapped by anymethod described herein.

[0056] When the sheet of material 12 b covers the flower pot 30 b in thepreviously described methods, any insect crawling from the flower pot 30b contacts either the sticky element 28 b disposed on the outer surface32 b of the flower pot 30 b, or the sticky element 28 b disposed on theupper surface 14 b of the sheet of material 12 b, becomes permanentlyadhered thereto.

[0057] It will also be appreciated that a floral arrangement 36 may alsohave a sticky element 28 disposed thereon by any method describedherein, and be wrapped by a sheet of material having a sticky element 28on a surface thereof, the sticky element 28 on, for instance, the uppersurface 14 of the sheet of material 12 at least partially contacting thesticky element 28 on the floral arrangement 36 by any method describedherein, the sheet of material 12 substantially wrapping and encompassingthe floral arrangement 36 wherein any insect which contacts either thesticky element 28 on the floral arrangement 36 or the sticky element 28on the sheet of material 12 becomes permanently adhered to either orboth sticky elements 28 (not shown). Similarly, it will be appreciatedthat a surface, for example, a floral arrangement 36, or any othersurface described herein, having a sticky element thereon 28, may bewrapped and/or substantially covered by any method described herein by asheet of material 12 which has no sticky element 28 thereon.

[0058] The Embodiment and Method of FIGS. 14-17

[0059] FIGS. 14-17 illustrate another method of use of the presentinvention. The sheet of material 12 c, which is constructed exactly thesame as the sheet of material 12 shown in FIG. 1, is provided. Anoperator disposes the sheet of material 12 c on a relatively horizontalsurface (not shown), the lower surface 16 c of the sheet of material 12c contacting the surface, and the upper surface 14 c of the sheet ofmaterial 12 c substantially covered by the sticky element 28 c. Next,the operator disposes a floral arrangement 36 c on the upper surface 14c of the sheet of material 12 c and the sticky element 28 c thereon,preferably near the center of the sheet of material 12 c. As shown inFIG. 14, the portion of the floral arrangement 36 c not touching thesheet of material 12 c is referred to as the top portion 60, and theportion of the floral arrangement touching the sheet of material isreferred to as the bottom portion 62 of the floral arrangement 36 c.Referring to FIGS. 15-17, the sheet of material 12 c is then wrappedabout the floral arrangement 36 c by the operator, the operatoroverlapping a portion of the sheet of material 12 c over another portionof the sheet of material 12 c. That is, for example, the operator placesthe second side 22 c of the sheet of material 12 c over the top portion60 of the floral arrangement 36 c, the bottom portion 62 of the floralarrangement 36 c lying against and contacting the sheet of material 12c, then the operator places the first side 20 c of the sheet of material12 c over the second side 22 c of the sheet of material 12 c, the firstside overlapping portions of the sheet of material 12 c by contactingthe sticky element 28 c thereon on the overlapping portion of the sheetof material 12 c (near the second side 22 c ) with a correspondingadjacent portion of the sheet of material 12 c (near the first side 20c), wherein both the top portion 60 and the bottom portion 62 of thefloral arrangement 36 c is substantially encompassed by the sheet ofmaterial 12 c, and wherein the sticky element 28 c on the sheet ofmaterial 12 c contacts both itself and portions of the floralarrangement 36 c to substantially encompass and surround a substantialportion of the floral arrangement 36 c. It will be appreciated that thesticky qualities of the sticky element 28 c will cause insects whichcontact the sticky element 28 c to become permanently attached thereto.

[0060] The Embodiment and Method of FIGS. 18-19

[0061] In a final alternative method of use, as illustrated in FIGS.18-19, the sticky element 28 d may be disposed on any surface 46 definedherein, one such surface 46 (a door) shown in FIGS. 18-19. The stickyelement 28 d may be disposed (by any method described herein) on such asurface 46, to substantially cover the surface 46 and to cause insectswhich contact the sticky element 28 d to become permanently attachedthereto.

[0062] Changes may be made in the embodiments of the invention describedherein or in parts or elements of the embodiments described herein or inthe steps or in the sequences of steps of the methods described hereinwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sticky element suitable for disposing on asurface, comprising: a sticky element having an insect-attracting colorand an insect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficientsticky qualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached tothe sticky element when any portion of the insect contacts the stickyelement; and means for disposing the sticky element on the surface, thesticky element providing sufficient sticky qualities to the surface whendisposed thereon.
 2. The sticky element of claim 1 wherein the stickyelement is selected from the group consisting of a liquid stickyelement, a gaseous sticky element, a solid sticky element, a semi-solidsticky element, or any combination thereof.
 3. The sticky element ofclaim 1 wherein the means for disposing the sticky element on a surfaceis selected from the group consisting of spraying the sticky elementthereupon, brushing the sticky element thereupon, painting the stickyelement thereupon, rubbing the sticky element thereupon, lacquering thesticky element thereupon, immersing the surface in the sticky element,exposing the surface to sticky element-containing gas, or anycombination thereof.
 4. The sticky element of claim 1 wherein thesurface comprises a flower pot.
 5. The sticky element of claim 1 whereinthe surface comprises a floral arrangement.
 6. The sticky element ofclaim 1 wherein the surface is selected from the group consisting of aflower pot cover, a wrapping material for wrapping floral arrangements,or any combination thereof.
 7. The sticky element of claim 1 wherein thesurface is selected from the group consisting of a door, a wall, aceiling, a table, a tray, a counter top, a floor, a window, a light, alight fixture, a piece of furniture, an appliance, or any combinationthereof.
 8. The sticky element of claim 1 wherein the sticky elementfurther comprises an insecticide.
 9. The sticky element of claim 1wherein the sticky element further comprises at least a portion of adecoration on the surface.
 10. A method of disposing a sticky elementupon a surface, comprising: providing a sticky element suitable fordisposing on a surface, comprising: a sticky element having aninsect-attracting color and an insect-attracting scent, the stickyelement comprising sufficient sticky qualities to cause an insect tobecome permanently attached to the sticky element when any portion ofthe insect contacts the sticky element; means for disposing the stickyelement on the surface, the sticky element providing sufficient stickyqualities to the surface when disposed thereon; providing the surface;and disposing the adhesive on the surface, the sticky element retainingsufficient sticky qualities when disposed thereon, whereby the stickyelement causes a permanent attachment of an insect on the surface bycausing any portion of the insect which contacts the surface having thesticky element thereon to become permanently attached thereto.
 11. Themethod of claim 10 wherein the step of providing a sticky elementfurther comprises providing a sticky element selected from the groupconsisting of a liquid sticky element, a gaseous sticky element, a solidsticky element, a semi-solid sticky element, or any combination thereof.12. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of providing a stickyelement further comprises disposing a sticky element on a surface bymeans selected from the group consisting of spraying the sticky elementthereupon, brushing the sticky element thereupon, painting the stickyelement thereupon, rubbing the sticky element thereupon, lacquering thesticky element thereupon, immersing the surface in the sticky element,exposing the surface to sticky element-containing gas, or anycombination thereof.
 13. The method of claim 10 wherein the step ofproviding a surface further comprises providing a surface comprising aflower pot.
 14. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of providing asurface further comprises providing a surface comprising a floralarrangement.
 15. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of providingthe surface further comprises providing a surface selected from thegroup consisting of a flower pot cover, a wrapping material for wrappingfloral arrangements, or any combination thereof.
 16. The method of claim10 wherein the step of providing the surface further comprises providinga surface selected from the group consisting of a door, a wall, aceiling, a table, a tray, a counter top, a floor, a window, a light, alight fixture, a piece of furniture, an appliance, or any combinationthereof.
 17. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of providing asticky element further comprises providing a sticky element having aninsecticide.
 18. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of providing asticky element further comprises providing a sticky element whichcomprises at least a portion of a decoration on the surface.
 19. Aflower pot cover suitable for disposing on a flower pot, comprising: aflower pot cover formed from a sheet of material, the flower pot coverhaving an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer periphery; asticky element disposed upon a surface of the flower pot cover, thesticky element having an insect-attracting color and aninsect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficient stickyqualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached to thesticky element when any portion of the insect comes into contact withthe sticky element; and means for disposing the sticky element upon asurface of the flower pot cover, the sticky element providing sufficientsticky qualities to the flower pot cover when disposed thereon.
 20. Theflower pot cover of claim 19 wherein the sticky element is selected fromthe group consisting of a liquid sticky element, a gaseous stickyelement, a solid sticky element, a semi-solid sticky element, or anycombination thereof.
 21. The flower pot cover of claim 19 wherein themeans for disposing a sticky element on a surface of the flowerpot coveris selected from the group consisting of spraying the sticky elementthereupon, brushing the sticky element thereupon, painting the stickyelement thereupon, rubbing the sticky element thereupon, lacquering thesticky element thereupon, immersing the surface in the sticky element,exposing the surface to sticky element-containing gas, or anycombination thereof.
 22. The flower pot cover of claim 19 wherein thesticky element further comprises an insecticide.
 23. The flower potcover of claim 19 wherein the sticky element disposed on a surface ofthe flower pot cover is covered by a release sheet, the release sheetprotecting the sticky qualities of the sticky element, the release sheetbeing releasably removable therefrom.
 24. The flower pot cover of claim19 wherein the sheet of material is selected from the group of materialsconsisting of paper (treated or untreated), cellophane, foil, man-madeorganic polymer film, fiber (woven or nonwoven or natural or synthetic),burlap, or any combination thereof.
 25. The flower pot cover of claim 19wherein the sheet of material further comprises a plurality of sheets ofmaterial connected together to form a roll of sheets of material, andfurther comprising: withdrawing one sheet of material from the roll; andsevering the one sheet of material from the roll.
 26. The flower potcover of claim 19 wherein the sheet of material further comprises aplurality of sheets of material connected together to form a roll ofsheets of material, and further comprising: unrolling a portion of thematerial from the roll; and severing the unrolled portion of thematerial from the roll of material to form the sheet of material. 27.The flower pot cover of claim 19 wherein the sticky element furthercomprises a sticky element which comprises at least a portion of adecoration on the flower pot cover.
 28. A method of disposing a flowerpot cover on a flower pot, comprising: providing a flower pot coversuitable for disposing on a flower pot, comprising: a flower pot coverformed from a sheet of material, the flower pot cover having an uppersurface, a lower surface, and an outer periphery; a sticky elementdisposed upon a surface of the flower pot cover, the sticky elementhaving an insect-attracting color and an insect-attracting scent, thesticky element comprising sufficient sticky qualities to cause an insectto become permanently attached to the sticky element when any portion ofthe insect comes into contact with the sticky element; means fordisposing the sticky element upon a surface of the flower pot cover, thesticky element providing sufficient sticky qualities to the flower potcover when disposed thereon; providing a flower pot; and inserting theflower pot into the flower pot cover, wherein the flower pot contacts asurface of the flower pot cover having a sticky element thereon, theflower pot cover substantially surrounding and covering the outersurface of the flower pot, and wherein said sticky element on a surfaceof the flower pot cover effectively causes a permanent attachment of aninsect thereto when any portion of the insect contacts a surface of thesticky element.
 29. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of providinga flower pot cover further comprises providing a flower pot cover havinga sticky element disposed thereon, the sticky element selected from thegroup consisting of a liquid sticky element, a gaseous sticky element, asolid sticky element, a semi-solid sticky element, or any combinationthereof.
 30. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of providing aflower pot cover further comprises disposing a sticky element on aflower pot cover by means selected from the group consisting of sprayingthe sticky element thereupon, brushing the sticky element thereupon,painting the sticky element thereupon, rubbing the sticky elementthereupon, lacquering the sticky element thereupon, immersing thesurface in the sticky element, exposing the surface to stickyelement-containing gas, or any combination thereof.
 31. The method ofclaim 28 wherein the step of providing a flower pot cover furthercomprises providing a flower pot cover having a sticky element which hasan insecticide therein.
 32. The method of claim 28 wherein the step ofproviding a flower pot cover further comprises providing a flower potcover having a sticky element disposed on a surface thereof, wherein thesticky element is covered by a release sheet, the release sheetprotecting the sticky qualities of the sticky element on said surface,the release sheet being releasably removable therefrom.
 33. The methodof claim 28 wherein the step of providing a flower pot cover furthercomprises providing a flower pot cover selected from the group ofmaterials consisting of paper (treated or untreated), cellophane, foil,man-made organic polymer film, fiber (woven or nonwoven or natural orsynthetic), burlap, or any combination thereof.
 34. The method of claim28 wherein the step of providing a flower pot cover further comprisesproviding a sheet of material which comprises a plurality of sheets ofmaterial connected together to form a roll of sheets of material, andfurther comprising: withdrawing one sheet of material from the roll; andsevering the one sheet of material from the roll.
 35. The method ofclaim 28 wherein the step of providing a flower pot cover furthercomprises providing a sheet of material which comprises a plurality ofsheets of material connected together to form a roll of sheets ofmaterial, and further comprising: unrolling a portion of the materialfrom the roll; and severing the unrolled portion of the material fromthe roll of material to form a sheet of material.
 36. The method ofclaim 28 wherein the step of providing a sticky element furthercomprises providing a sticky element which comprises at least a portionof a decoration on the flower pot cover.
 37. A method of disposing aflower pot cover on a flower pot, comprising: providing a flower potcover, comprising: a flower pot cover formed from a sheet of material,the flower pot cover having an upper surface, a lower surface, and anouter periphery; a sticky element disposed upon a surface of the sheetof material, the sticky element having an insect-attracting color and aninsect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficient stickyqualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached to thesticky element when any portion of the insect comes into contact withthe sticky element; means for disposing the sticky element upon asurface of the sheet of material, the sticky element providingsufficient sticky qualities to the flower pot cover when disposedthereon; providing a flower pot having a sticky element thereon; andinserting the flower pot into the flower pot cover, wherein the flowerpot and the sticky element thereon contacts a surface of the flower potcover having a sticky element thereon, thereby connecting the flower potand the flower pot cover, the flower pot cover substantially surroundingand covering the outer surface of the flower pot, wherein the stickyelement on the flower pot and the sticky element on a surface of theflower pot cover effectively causes a permanent attachment of an insectthereto when any portion of the insect contacts said sticky elements.38. The method of claim 37 wherein the step of providing a flower potcover further comprises providing a flower pot cover having a stickyelement disposed thereon, the sticky element selected from the groupconsisting of a liquid sticky element, a gaseous sticky element, a solidsticky element, a semi-solid sticky element, or any combination thereof.39. The method of claim 37 wherein the step of providing a flower potcover further comprises disposing a sticky element on a flower pot coverby means selected from the group consisting of spraying the stickyelement thereupon, brushing the sticky element thereupon, painting thesticky element thereupon, rubbing the sticky element thereupon,lacquering the sticky element thereupon, immersing the surface in thesticky element, exposing the surface to sticky element-containing gas,or any combination thereof.
 40. The method of claim 37 wherein the stepof providing a flower pot cover further comprises providing a flower potcover having a sticky element which has an insecticide therein.
 41. Themethod of claim 37 wherein the step of providing a flower pot coverfurther comprises providing a flower pot cover having a sticky elementdisposed on a surface thereof, wherein the sticky element is covered bya release sheet, the release sheet protecting the sticky qualities ofthe sticky element on said surface, the release sheet being releasablyremovable therefrom.
 42. The method of claim 37 wherein the step ofproviding a flower pot cover further comprises providing a flower potcover selected from the group of materials consisting of paper (treatedor untreated), cellophane, foil, man-made organic polymer film, fiber(woven or nonwoven or natural or synthetic), burlap, or any combinationthereof.
 43. The method of claim 37 wherein the step of providing aflower pot cover further comprises providing a sheet of material whichcomprises a plurality of sheets of material connected together to form aroll of sheets of material, and further comprising: withdrawing onesheet of material from the roll; and severing the one sheet of materialfrom the roll.
 44. The method of claim 37 wherein the step of providinga flower pot cover further comprises providing a sheet of material whichcomprises a plurality of sheets of material connected together to form aroll of sheets of material, and further comprising: unrolling a portionof the material from the roll; and severing the unrolled portion of thematerial from the roll of material to form a sheet of material.
 45. Themethod of claim 37 wherein the step of providing a sticky elementfurther comprises providing a sticky element which comprises at least aportion of a decoration on the flower pot cover.
 46. A wrapping materialfor wrapping a floral arrangement, comprising: a sheet of materialhaving an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer periphery, thesheet of material suitable for wrapping about a floral arrangement; asticky element having an insect-attracting color and aninsect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficient stickyqualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached to thesticky element when any portion of the insect contacts the stickyelement; means for disposing the sticky element on a surface of thesheet of material, the sticky element providing sufficient stickyqualities to the sheet of material when disposed thereon.
 47. Thewrapping material of claim 46 wherein the sticky element is selectedfrom the group consisting of a liquid sticky element, a gaseous stickyelement, a solid sticky element, a semi-solid sticky element, or anycombination thereof.
 48. The wrapping material of claim 46 wherein themeans for disposing a sticky element on a sheet of material is selectedfrom the group consisting of spraying the sticky element thereupon,brushing the sticky element thereupon, painting the sticky elementthereupon, rubbing the sticky element thereupon, lacquering the stickyelement thereupon, immersing the surface in the sticky element, exposingthe surface to sticky element-containing gas, or any combinationthereof.
 49. The wrapping material of claim 46 wherein the stickyelement further comprises an insecticide.
 50. The wrapping material ofclaim 46 wherein the sticky element disposed on a surface of thewrapping material is covered by a release sheet, the release sheetprotecting the sticky qualities of the sticky element, the release sheetbeing releasably removable therefrom.
 51. The wrapping material of claim46 wherein the sheet of material is constructed from the group ofmaterials consisting of paper (treated or untreated), cellophane, foil,man-made organic polymer film, fiber (woven or nonwoven or natural orsynthetic), burlap, or any combination thereof.
 52. The wrappingmaterial of claim 46 wherein the sheet of material further comprises aplurality of sheets of material connected together to form a roll ofsheets of material, and further comprising: withdrawing one sheet ofmaterial from the roll; and severing the one sheet of material from theroll.
 53. The wrapping material of claim 46 wherein the sheet ofmaterial further comprises a plurality of sheets of material connectedtogether to form a roll of sheets of material, and further comprising:unrolling a portion of the material from the roll; and severing theunrolled portion of the material from the roll of material to form thesheet of material.
 54. The wrapping material of claim 46 wherein thesticky element further comprises a sticky element which comprises atleast a portion of a decoration on the flower pot cover.
 55. Method ofwrapping a floral arrangement with a wrapping material, comprising:providing a wrapping material comprising: a sheet of material having anupper surface, a lower surface, and an outer periphery, the sheet ofmaterial suitable for wrapping about a floral arrangement; a stickyelement having an insect-attracting color and an insect-attractingscent, the sticky element comprising sufficient sticky qualities tocause an insect to become permanently attached to the sticky elementwhen any portion of the insect contacts the sticky element; means fordisposing the sticky element on a surface of the sheet of material, thesticky element providing sufficient sticky qualities to the sheet ofmaterial when disposed thereon; providing a floral arrangement; andwrapping the sheet of material about the floral arrangement byoverlapping a portion of the sheet of material over another portion ofthe sheet of material and bonding the overlapping portions of the sheetof material together by contacting the sticky element on eachoverlapping portion of the sheet of material with a correspondingadjacent portion of the sheet of material wherein the sticky element onthe sheet of material contacts the sheet of material to connect theoverlapping portions of the sheet of material together, the connectedsheet of material substantially encompassing and surrounding asubstantial portion of the floral arrangement, wherein the floralarrangement contacts a surface of the sheet of material having thesticky element disposed thereon, and wherein the sticky element on asurface of the sheet of material effectively causes a permanentattachment of an insect thereto when any portion of the insect contactssaid sticky element.
 56. The method of claim 55 wherein the step ofproviding a sheet of material further comprises providing a sheet ofmaterial having a sticky element disposed thereon, the sticky elementselected from the group consisting of a liquid sticky element, a gaseoussticky element, a solid sticky element, a semi-solid sticky element, orany combination thereof.
 57. The method of claim 55 wherein the step ofproviding a wrapping material further comprises disposing a stickyelement on a sheet of material by means selected from the groupconsisting of spraying the sticky element thereupon, brushing the stickyelement thereupon, painting the sticky element thereupon, rubbing thesticky element thereupon, lacquering the sticky element thereupon,immersing the surface in the sticky element, exposing the surface tosticky element-containing gas, or any combination thereof.
 58. Themethod of claim 55 wherein the step of providing a sheet of materialfurther comprises providing a sheet of material having a sticky elementthereon, the sticky element having an insecticide therein.
 59. Themethod of claim 55 wherein the step of providing a sheet of materialfurther comprises providing a sheet of material having a sticky elementdisposed an a surface thereof, wherein the sticky element is covered bya release sheet, the release sheet protecting the sticky qualities ofthe sticky element on said surface, the release sheet being releasablyremovable therefrom.
 60. The method of claim 55 wherein the step ofproviding a sheet of material further comprises providing a sheet ofmaterial constructed from the group of materials consisting of paper(treated or untreated), cellophane, foil, man-made organic polymer film,fiber (woven or nonwoven or natural or synthetic), burlap, or anycombination thereof.
 61. The method of claim 55 wherein the step ofproviding a wrapping material further comprises providing a sheet ofmaterial which comprises a plurality of sheets of material connectedtogether to form a roll of sheets of material, and further comprising:withdrawing one sheet of material from the roll; and severing the onesheet of material from the roll.
 62. The method of claim 55 wherein thestep of providing a wrapping material further comprises providing asheet of material which comprises a plurality of sheets of materialconnected together to form a roll of sheets of material, and furthercomprising: unrolling a portion of the material from the roll; andsevering the unrolled portion of the material from the roll of materialto form a sheet of material.
 63. The method of claim 55 wherein the stepof providing a wrapping material further comprises providing a wrappingmaterial having a sticky element which comprises at least a portion of adecoration on the flower pot cover.
 64. A method of wrapping a floralarrangement with a wrapping material, comprising: providing a wrappingmaterial comprising: a sheet of material having an upper surface, alower surface, and an outer periphery, the sheet of material suitablefor wrapping about a floral arrangement; a sticky element having aninsect-attracting color and an insect-attracting scent, the stickyelement comprising sufficient sticky qualities to cause an insect tobecome permanently attached to the sticky element when any portion ofthe insect contacts the sticky element; means for disposing the stickyelement on a surface of the sheet of material, the sticky elementproviding sufficient sticky qualities to the sheet of material whendisposed thereon; providing a floral arrangement having a sticky elementthereon; and wrapping the sheet of material about the floral arrangementby overlapping a portion of the sheet of material over another portionof the sheet of material and bonding the overlapping portions of thesheet of material together by contacting the sticky element on eachoverlapping portion of the sheet of material with a correspondingadjacent portion of the sheet of material wherein the sticky element onthe sheet of material contacts the sheet of material to connect theoverlapping portions of the sheet of material together, the connectedsheet of material substantially encompassing and surrounding asubstantial portion of the floral arrangement, wherein the floralarrangement having the sticky element thereon contacts a surface of thesheet of material having the sticky element disposed thereon to at leastpartially connect the sheet of material to the floral arrangement, andwherein the sticky element on a surface of the sheet of material and thesticky element on the floral arrangement effectively causes a permanentattachment of an insect thereto when any portion of the insect contactssaid sticky elements.
 65. The method of claim 64 wherein the step ofproviding a sheet of material further comprises providing a sheet ofmaterial having a sticky element disposed thereon, the sticky elementselected from the group consisting of a liquid sticky element, a gaseoussticky element, a solid sticky element, a semi-solid sticky element, orany combination thereof.
 66. The method of claim 64 wherein the step ofproviding a wrapping material further comprises disposing a stickyelement on a sheet of material by means selected from the groupconsisting of spraying the sticky element thereupon, brushing the stickyelement thereupon, painting the sticky element thereupon, rubbing thesticky element thereupon, lacquering the sticky element thereupon,immersing the surface in the sticky element, exposing the surface tosticky element-containing gas, or any combination thereof.
 67. Themethod of claim 64 wherein the step of providing a sheet of materialfurther comprises providing a sheet of material having a sticky elementthereon, the sticky element having an insecticide therein.
 68. Themethod of claim 64 wherein the step of providing a sheet of materialfurther comprises providing a sheet of material having a sticky elementdisposed on a surface thereof, wherein the sticky element is covered bya release sheet, the release sheet protecting the sticky qualities ofthe sticky element on said surface, the release sheet being releasablyremovable therefrom.
 69. The method of claim 64 wherein the step ofproviding a sheet of material further comprises providing a sheet ofmaterial constructed from the group of materials consisting of paper(treated or untreated), cellophane, foil, man-made organic polymer film,fiber (woven or nonwoven or natural or synthetic), burlap, or anycombination thereof.
 70. The method of claim 64 wherein the step ofproviding a wrapping material further comprises providing a sheet ofmaterial which comprises a plurality of sheets of material connectedtogether to form a roll of sheets of material, and further comprising:withdrawing one sheet of material from the roll; and severing the onesheet of material from the roll.
 71. The method of claim 64 wherein thestep of providing a wrapping material further comprises providing asheet of material which comprises a plurality of sheets of materialconnected together to form a roll of sheets of material, and furthercomprising: unrolling a portion of the material from the roll; andsevering the unrolled portion of the material from the roll of materialto form a sheet of material.
 72. The method of claim 64 wherein the stepof providing a wrapping material further comprises providing a wrappingmaterial having a sticky element which comprises at least a portion of adecoration on the flower pot cover.
 73. A method for wrapping a surfacehaving a sticky element disposed thereon, comprising: providing asurface, comprising: a surface having a sticky element disposed thereon,the sticky element having an insect-attracting color and aninsect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficient stickyqualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached to thesticky element when any portion of the insect contacts the stickyelement; providing a wrapping material, comprising: a sheet of materialhaving an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer periphery, thesheet of material suitable for wrapping about a surface; and wrappingthe sheet of material about the surface, wherein the sheet of materialcontacts the sticky element on the surface to connect the sheet ofmaterial to the surface, the connect sheet of material substantiallyencompassing and surrounding a substantial portion of the surface, andwherein the sticky element on the surface effectively causes a permanentattachment of an insect thereto when any portion of the insect contactssaid sticky element.
 74. The method of claim 73 wherein the step ofproviding a surface having a sticky element further comprises providinga sticky element selected from the group consisting of a liquid stickyelement, a gaseous sticky element, a solid sticky element, a semi-solidsticky element, or any combination thereof.
 75. The method of claim 73wherein the step of providing a surface having a sticky element furthercomprises disposing a sticky element on a surface by means selected fromthe group consisting of spraying the sticky element thereupon, brushingthe sticky element thereupon, painting the sticky element thereupon,rubbing the sticky element thereupon, lacquering the sticky elementthereupon, immersing the surface in the sticky element, exposing thesurface to sticky element-containing gas, or any combination thereof.76. The method of claim 73 wherein the step of providing a surfacefurther comprises providing a surface comprising a flower pot.
 77. Themethod of claim 73 wherein the step of providing a surface furthercomprises providing a surface comprising a floral arrangement.
 78. Themethod of claim 73 wherein the step of providing the surface furthercomprises providing a surface selected from the group consisting of adoor, a wall, a ceiling, a table, a tray, a counter top, a floor, awindow, a light, a light fixture, a piece of furniture, an appliance, orany combination thereof.
 79. The method of claim 73 wherein the step ofproviding a sticky element further comprises providing an sticky elementhaving an insecticide.
 80. The method of claim 73 wherein the step ofproviding a wrapping material further comprises providing a sheet ofmaterial which comprises a plurality of sheets of material connectedtogether to form a roll of sheets of material, and further comprising:withdrawing one sheet of material from the roll; and severing the onesheet of material from the roll.
 81. The method of claim 73 wherein thestep of providing a wrapping material further comprises providing asheet of material which comprises a plurality of sheets of materialconnected together to form a roll of sheets of material, and furthercomprising: unrolling a portion of the material from the roll; andsevering the unrolled portion of the material from the roll of materialto form a sheet of material.
 82. The method of claim 73 wherein the stepof providing a wrapping material further comprises providing a wrappingmaterial having a sticky element which comprises at least a portion of adecoration on the flower pot cover.